Category: Disaster
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TURKISH F-16 CRASHES NEAR HIGHWAY, PILOT KILLED IN MIDNIGHT DISASTER
A Turkish fighter jet crash near a busy highway has claimed the life of its pilot, raising fresh concerns over military flight safety. Turkey’s Ministry of National Defence confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet crashed overnight in the Karesi district of Balikesir Province, killing the pilot on board. The aircraft had taken off from a…
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RUSSIAN STRIKES KILL FOUR IN SOUTHERN UKRAINE AS WAR HITS FOUR-YEAR MARK
Deadly airstrikes on a Ukrainian village have left four people dead and a child injured, underscoring the human toll as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth year. Authorities in Ukraine say Russian air attacks on a village in the southern Zaporizhzhya region killed four people and injured a child after residential buildings were hit and…
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TRAGIC MINE BLAST KILLS 33 IN PLATEAU
Disaster strikes in Wase LGA as 33 miners lose their lives in a mining explosion—rescue operations ongoing. An explosion at a mining site in Kampani Zurak, Wase LGA, Plateau State, has claimed the lives of 33 miners. Joyce Ramnap confirmed the tragedy on Wednesday, saying the injured are receiving treatment in nearby hospitals. The mine,…
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PLATEAU MINE SEALED AFTER DEADLY GAS LEAK KILLS 37
Tragedy in Zurak as toxic gas claims dozens of lives—Minister orders mine closure and full investigation. The Federal Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, has ordered the immediate sealing of a mining site in Zurak, Wase LGA, Plateau State, following a deadly gas leak that killed at least 37 miners and hospitalized 25 others. Preliminary…
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ALAKE VOWS JUSTICE FOR POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN NIGER MINING CLASH
Minister says killers of slain officer will be “smoked out” as crackdown on illegal mining intensifies. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has vowed that those behind the killing of a police officer during an anti-illegal mining operation in Niger State will face the full weight of the law. The officer was part…
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UN CHIEF MOURNS CANADA SCHOOL SHOOTING, CALLS IT “TRAGIC LOSS”
Eight dead, 25 wounded in rural British Columbia attack; world leaders express grief. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep sorrow over the deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Tuesday. At least eight people were killed including three female students, two male students, a teacher, and two family members of the suspect…
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MEDITERRANEAN TRAGEDY: TWO NIGERIAN WOMEN RESCUED, 53 FEARED DEAD
Boat capsizes off Libya as IOM warns of rising migrant deaths and brutal trafficking routes. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says two Nigerian women were rescued after a rubber boat carrying 55 migrants capsized off Libya’s coast, leaving at least 53 people— including two babies—feared dead or missing. The boat overturned in the cold…
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7 DEAD, 70 INJURED IN KANO LONE CRASH – FRSC
Speeding and mixing passengers with goods turn fatal on Hadejia Road. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that seven people died and 70 others were injured in a single-vehicle crash on Hadejia Road, Kwanar Danja, Kano, on Sunday. Twenty-eight passengers escaped unhurt. FRSC Sector Commander Idris Muhammed-Lawal said the crash happened around 8:35…
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TANKER EXPLOSION KILLS DRIVER, CONDUCTOR IN ANAMBRA
Speed and carelessness turn tragic on Ihiala-Onitsha Road. A tanker explosion on Sunday claimed the lives of its driver and conductor opposite the FRSC office along Ihiala-Onitsha Road, Anambra. The tanker, carrying flammable material, lost control at high speed, hit a roadside barricade, and exploded. A motorcycle trailing behind was caught in the blast; the…
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VIGILANTES KILLED IN LOKOJA AMBUSH, COMMUNITY MOURNS HEROES
Two volunteer guards lose their lives protecting Lokoja as residents urged to stay vigilant. Lokoja, Kogi State — In a shocking blow to local security, two members of the Volunteer Guards of Nigeria, Abbas Idris and Ibrahim Bello Hussain, were killed on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, while on routine patrol in Atsawa community near Jamata.…
